Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant brachycome in Harrison should be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Brachycome

Frost tolerance for brachycome:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

You really shouldn't plant brachycome until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant brachycome in Harrison is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant brachycome and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your brachycome may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your brachycome indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Harrison. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Harrison is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Harrison you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your brachycome in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Harrison

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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